Flying with some down trim gives the plane a built in sense of speed recovery and it gives the pilot an engaged feel as he flies the plane. Your reaction time to the stall will be quicker and more precise compared with jamming the stick foraward and hoping you aren't mixing in some left or right at the same time.
There aren't any gimmicks that will prevent an overweight model from being a handful, though. Believe it or not, there are models out there that are light enough to be DIFFICULT to stall on a down wind turn.
When I hear guys talking like, " All Cubs fly this way and all Sticks fly like that", it confirms that the basic understanding about wingloading hasn't sunk in yet. It usually doesn't sink in until the guy can actually fly what you're talking about and see for himself.